Datacenter in Holland

When choosing a data center, what is the most important?

First of all, it is safety (security, power supply, cooling, fire extinguishing system).

Second, it is network availability of servers in the data center, as a server without network is just a personal computer. On top of the bandwidth, you have to assess signal time delays (ping). You also should pay attention to terms of traffic provision. This parameter should be paid attention to in the second turn.

Third is SLA (Service Level Agreement), because if something happens to the server, every minute counts, also pay attention to language of support – it should always be Russian.

Ecology is not the last thing in the design and development of this data center.

Power usage effectiveness (PUE) aims at 1. In 2009 PUE was over 1.5, in 2010 it decreased to 1.4, and in 2011 this indicator was less than 1.2, which changes cost of services for the better.

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Now, let’s look at safety level at this data center.

Security – data center is surrounded by a high voltage perimeter fence, and the entire length of the fence is monitored by outdoor CCTV cameras. Remotely controlled mantrap gate with intercom system eliminate the possibility of unauthorized access inside data center perimeter. Entrance to the building and interior rooms is provided only after authentication and authority check. Nobody will gain access to your equipment without your prior consent. During their visit to the data center, visitors are never left alone.

Indicator of high security in the data center is a PCI-DSS certificate that confirms that our data center is safe for accommodation of plastic cards processing.

Air-conditioning system – ensures data center cooling with 2N redundancy. Maintained is temperature 24 ° С (± 5 ° C) and relative humidity 50% (± 25%). The data center has its own concept of natural cooling. This method of cooling with low power consumption ensures rational use of outside air having ideal temperature and humidity due to mild climate of the Netherlands.

Fire suppression system – one can get impression about data center credibility by looking at its fire suppression system. The data center has VESDA (Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus) system installed that immediately notifies argon fire suppression system, which is connected to the ventilation system that is deactivated during fire extinction.

Data center walls are fire-proof and can withstand high temperatures for at least 180 minutes. In addition, a fire detection system is used with optical detectors that detect changes in air flow, and heat detectors.

All systems are monitored 24/7 by qualified support.

Total bandwidth is 4.5 Tbps. Arguably, this Data center has the best communication capabilities in the world.

It makes it possible to connect the server to the Internet at rates of either 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps.

Terms for traffic connecting – there are various tariff plans for various operating conditions. You can connect at 100 Mbps with no limit of traffic volume, or at 1 Gbps with 100 TB traffic limit, or without any restrictions. This approach makes it possible to choose a rate that suits you best.

Technical support — All our clients are provided with Russian language technical support via a ticketing system. Additionally, all data center level problems are resolved with Platinum SLA, according to 24x7x1/2 schema. This guarantees the leased equipment replacement in 2 hours or less.

Equipment – we provide only name brand equipment from Hewlett Packard, IBM, Dell. When renting a server, you need not worry about its condition.